Kenya reports second Ebola death, a close relative of first patient

The short version

• Kenya's Health Ministry announced a second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who developed symptoms during quarantine.[Associated Press · Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]
• The ministry said all seven active patients are in one cluster, with no evidence of community spread.[Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]
• Kenya's first case was a man who traveled from the DRC and died at a Nairobi hospital on October 5.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
• Nigeria's health minister said an analysis showed its case was closely related to Kenya's index case.[Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]

Key facts

• Kenya's Health Ministry announced a second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who developed symptoms during quarantine and was a close relative of the first patient.[Associated Press · Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]
• Kenya's first Ebola case was a man who traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and died at a Nairobi hospital on October 5.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
• The ministry said seven Ebola patients are receiving treatment at two isolation facilities and that all cases are within one cluster.[Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]
• Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said an analysis showed Nigeria's Ebola case was closely related to the virus in Kenya's index case.[Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]

Sources

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• Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spreadAl Jazeera
• Ebola: Kenya announces second deathDeutsche Welle
• Kenya announces 2nd Ebola death, a close relative of the first patientAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press